Award season is everywhere, including South Africa where April 16th & 17th, Johannesburg will be host to the 16th annual MTN SAMA Awards. The nominees were announced at a glitzy ceremony at Taboo Night Club in Sandton, Johannesburg last Thursday..& here are the nominees (drum roll please!)

Album of the Year

Big Nuz for Undisputed
BLK JKS for the album After Robots
Busi Mhlongo for Amakholwa Believers
Selaelo Selota for Lapeng Laka
Teargas for Dark Or Blue

Duo or Group of the Year

AKING for Against All Odds
Big Nuz for the album Undisputed
Jaziel Brothers for The Journey
Joyous Celebration for Volume 13 Live At The Mosaiek Theatre, Johannesburg
Teargas for Dark Or Blue

Female Artist of the Year

Busi Mhlongo for Amakholwa Believers
Camagwini for Emandulo
Lira for Live In Concert: A Celebration
Louise Carver for The Home Tour â€“ Live
Thandiswa Mazwai for Ibokwe

BLK JKS – After Robots
Hog Hoggidy Hog – Method To The Madness
Martin Rocka And The Sickshop – Its A Filthy Song But Someones Got To Sing It
Mix N Blend – Look Mom No Hands
The Black Hotels – Films For The Next Century

Nicky Campos for Juju by Black Coffee Ft Zakes Bantwini
Morgan Dingle for Who Do You Trust by Cassette
Nick Roux for Gotta Keep It Going by Jozi
Brandon Oelofse for Double Cross by Psyfo
Francis Gavin & Jolyon Ellis for Push Me To The FloorÂ by The Parlotones

Johan van Schalkwyk & Crighton GoodwillÂ for Stripped Down Soulâ€™d Out by Garth Taylor
Ishmael Morabe & DJ Swami for On The Edge by Ishmael
Marius BrouwerÂ for On The Run by Jason Hartman
Howard ButcherÂ for Flavour by Â Steve Newman
Robin WalshÂ for Love That MusicÂ by Timothy Moloi

Merwe Marchand le Roux for Against All Odds by aKING
Craig Wells for Who Do You Trust by Cassette
Heath Dyer for Live In Concert: A Celebration CD by Lira
Caroline Hillary for Ibokwe by Thandiswa Mazwai
Matt Edwards for Whole Worlds by Tumi

Should Big Nunz get “Album of the Year” since they did not last year? How about Best Rap Album, should it go to HHP? And why was ProKid not even nominated this year? So much heat in “Best Kwaito Album”, who do you think will win?….so many questions!

MAFTOWN BOY JABBA MAN WILL TAKE DIZ ISHHHHH BAYBEEEEE… DATS A FACT WHAT WILL SAMA BE WIHOUT JABBA *wink*

lorraine

Brian Themba rocks

http://n/a Thapelo Pelo

How come Theo didnt get nominated?

Asanda

Hope the durban boyz jst take everything!!! tired of jozi’s biasness. How can u have Jr and Teargas in the rap catergorie bt nt have Pro!!! With or without the award he is jst the best lyricist in the country and Jr and Teargas wont dare to dispute that.

http://webmail moriski@ uj mining

ke dumela thata gore HHP will take best rap but equally dissapointed with PRO not being nominated.

phindile

pro kid should be ther with HHP AND TEARGAS. Bt my vote still goes to big nuz. uyashisa ungawulokothi yes jong they rocked the festive season and they still rock. AYOBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…………..

Big nuz should win.But Im concerned by the criteria used for nominations.How do you justify the ommission of Pro in rap category.Pro has sold gold for his album Snakes & Ladders.His first single,Sekele,is the hottest around.What has Tumi done to deserve the nomination ahead of Pro.Don’t worry Pro,the snakes will try to bring down but use the ladders to your advantage and go up.Nevertheless HHP should win it.We will continue supporting you Pro.

pro kid

why dont you guys put prokid on the nominee i mean he is the best at the moment remove hhp he is boring and put pro on dummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmies

kasiboy

the best kwaito album must go to tkzee because in a pure sense bignuz does not do kwaito they are doing dance music even if we can listern between dj cleo mzimba shaker and umlilo thes no different

I can’t believe that Tuks wasn’t nominated for Best Rap Album… Monopoly is the best Rap album ever put together by a south african. This is a disgrace. Big Nuz should easily walk away with best Kwaito.

Big Nuz

The Big Nuz

Ithink iyona edle Umhlanganiso. is Best Rapp At Mzansi

Charles Dlamini
Kwa Thengizwe

Zakhele

Big nuz ezase afro

http://16399536@sun.ac.za Andiswa Cebekhulu

ezase afro zihamba zodwa le sama eyaseDurban

Jobe

I sms iyona.we all know the fact

Banele

Big nuz has many fans he wl take the award i dnt dout its true

shakes

how do u guys nominate?y is P.R.O not on the rap category,i mean since 4rm last year,phela P.R.O is da dopest rapper in SA,pity people hu nominate doesnt c him dat way,nd that sucks big time,as 4 kwaito,i dnt thnk big nuz is doin kwaito,anyway gudluck to dem

shakes

coming home is da best kwaito album no doubt,TKZ deserves dat award,nd Black Coffee deserves da best urban dance album,we tired of hearin HHP as if hes da only SA rapper alive,bt TEARGAS worked too hard on DARK or BLUE,SAMA’s are Boring sincewel u ppl nominate hueva u think is da best,i hope today u wil make us Fans happy by being fair,

Thato Mdlalose

Big Nuz … UNDISPUTED FOR SURE!!!this guys rocked mzansi from all four cardinal points. Nine provinces were in fire with EZASE AFRO well done guys u ve already got my votes …Best Album of the year, Duo group of the year & MTN Record of the year!!!! Well done you deserve it!

Gcogco

Gcogco says Big Nuz ezase Durban

http://yahoo.com nocy

big nuz is the best, they deserve ths award, it wl be unfair if they dnt gt it

eric “General” khumalo

i think Big Nuz had the smashing hits and they deserve it .AFROTAINMENT WASHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

the mix by culoe ,cleo ,oskido,liqueed deep it was cracken the roof out there it was well done by those guys .The awards were less entertaining than in 2009 but those five guys u did a great thing out there show them that house music is made in S.A .

cindi

Mara y people always have 2 win more than 2 awards I mean wouldnt it b fair if 1 person wins once? so that others may be given a chance 2 atleast walk away with one award MARA